Omaha’s elite eight
Oregon State (54-4)
Coach: Pat Casey (843-444-5, 23 years at Oregon State; 1,014-553-6, 30 years overall). Road to Omaha: Won Corvallis regional: beat Holy Cross 8-2, beat Yale 11-0, beat Yale 8-1. Won Corvallis super regional: beat Vanderbilt 8-4, beat Vanderbilt 9-2. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 0-0. Last CWS appearance: 2013. All-time record in CWS: 13-8 in 5 appearances; national champion 2006, 2007.
Cal St. Fullerton (39-22)
Coach: Rick Vanderhook (237-125, 5 years at Fullerton and overall).
Road to Omaha: Won Stanford regional: beat BYU 13-2, beat Stanford 4-1, beat Stanford 4-2. Won Long Beach super regional: lost 3-0 to Long Beach State, beat Long Beach State 12-0, beat Long Beach State 2-1. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 0-0. Last CWS appearance: 2015. All-time record in CWS: 34-29 in 17 appearances; national champion 1979, 1984, 1995, 2004.
Florida State (45-21)
Coach: Mike Martin (1,943-692-4, 38 years at Florida State and overall). Road to Omaha: Won Tallahassee regional: lost 3-1 to Tennessee Tech, beat UCF 6-1, beat Tennessee Tech 5-3, beat Auburn 8-7 in 10 innings, beat Auburn 6-0. Won Tallahassee super regional: beat Sam Houston St. 7-6 and 19-0. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 3-3. Last CWS appearance: 2012. All-time record in CWS: 28-42 in 21 appearances.
LSU (48-17)
Coach: Paul Mainieri (508-199-3, 11 years at LSU; 1,372-691-7, 35 years overall). Road to Omaha: Won Baton Rouge regional: beat Texas Southern 15-7, beat Southeastern Louisiana 11-6, beat Rice 5-0. Won Baton Rouge super regional: beat Mississippi St. 4-3 and 14-4. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 2-5. Last CWS appearance: 2015. All-time record in CWS: 36-24 in 17 appearances; national champion 1991, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2009.
Texas A&M (41-21)
Coach: Rob Childress (499-259-2, 12 years at Texas A&M and overall). Road to Omaha: Won Houston regional: beat Baylor 8-5, beat Iowa 3-2, beat Houston 4-3. Won College Station super regional: beat Davidson 7-6 in 15 innings, beat Davidson 12-6. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 2-2. Last CWS appearance: 2011. All-time record in CWS: 2-10 in 5 appearances.
Louisville (52-10)
Coach: Dan McDonnell (508-201, 11 years at Louisville and overall). Road to Omaha: Won Louisville regional: beat Radford 11-6, beat Oklahoma 11-1, beat Xavier 8-7. Won Louisville super regional: beat Kentucky 5-2 and 6-2. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 0-3. Last CWS appearance: 2014. All-time record in CWS: 1-6 in 3 appearances.
TCU (47-16)
Coach: Jim Schlossnagle (612-270, 14 years at TCU; 689-317, 16 years overall). Road to Omaha: Won Fort Worth regional: beat Central Connecticut 9-6, beat Virginia 5-1, beat Dallas Baptist 15-3. Won Fort Worth super regional: beat Missouri State 3-2 and 8-1. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 2-0. Last CWS appearance: 2016. All-time record in CWS: 8-8 in 4 appearances.
Florida (47-18)
Coach: Kevin O’Sullivan (443-207, 10 seasons at Florida and overall). Road to Omaha: Won Gainesville regional: beat Marist 10-6, beat USF 5-1, lost 6-2 to Bethune-Cookman, beat B-C 6-1. Won Gainesville super regional: beat Wake Forest 2-1, lost 8-6 to WF, beat WF 3-0. 2017 record vs. CWS teams: 5-1. Last CWS appearance: 2016. All-time record in CWS: 14-21 in 10 appearances.